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Spiritual Direction support, training and guidelines
Alongside a team of those working in the field of spiritual direction training, The Retreat Association has produced a set of Spiritual Direction Guidelines.
Who are these guidelines for:
- Spirituality specialists
- Individual spiritual directors
- Those involved in training Spiritual Directors
- SD allocation and referral
- Those with oversight of Spiritual Direction training and provision
- Those with oversight of Safeguarding
These Guidelines are available to download and may be adapted for your own use – please acknowledge any alterations or additions that you make to the original document and include a reference to the original.
Training in Spiritual Direction
The Retreat Association holds a list of local training courses in Spiritual Direction – please contact us to request this information.
Spiritual Direction Forum – Join the conversation
There is currently the possibility of holding a National Forum for Spiritual Direction. See this page for further information and to give your feedback.
Online Conference for Spiritual Direction trainers February 2021
The Retreat Association holds a conference every two years for those who are responsible for training others in Spiritual Direction. This includes opportunities for ongoing training and sharing expertise.
The next conference will be on 9-10 February 2021 and will be online. Please see below for a programme, further information and bookings.
Insurance
For those spiritual directors seeking liability insurance for their work we recommend Oxygen.
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